Author Graeme Gibson has passed away

Posted on 09/18/2019 at 03:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and conservationist Graeme Gibson has died at the age of eighty-five, according to the Guardian. His long-term partner, the...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary, The Guardian

Southern novelist Anne Rivers Siddons has died

Posted on 09/16/2019 at 10:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bestselling Southern author Anne Rivers Siddons has died. The Associated Press reports that Siddons died Wednesday at the age of...

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Tagged As: Obituary, Women in literature

Charles Santore, illustrator and author of children's books, has died

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The world of children’s literature lost a significant figure earlier this month. Charles Santore, an award-winning illustrator who brought to...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Obituary, Publishers Weekly

Authors pay homage to Toni Morrison

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 09:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The tributes continue to pour in for author Toni Morrison, who died Monday at age eighty-eight. Morrison is best known...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Obituary

Toni Morrison, award-winning author of "Beloved," passes away

Posted on 08/06/2019 at 08:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrated author Toni Morrison died Monday night at age eighty-eight. Her death was first reported by Vulture, citing a source...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Obituary, Women in literature

Andrea Camilleri, creator of the Inspector Montalbano books, has died

Posted on 07/17/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s never too late to try your hand at writing. Granted, Andrea Camilleri didn’t exactly start from scratch, but the...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Obituary, The Guardian, The New York Times

Judith Krantz, the "queen of poolside reading," passes away

Posted on 06/24/2019 at 10:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Judith Krantz, whom the New York Times calls “the international queen of poolside reading,” died over the weekend. Krantz passed...

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Author and book critic Anthony Price has died

Posted on 06/18/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Anthony Price, a longtime book reviewer and the author of the David Audley spy novels, has died at the age...

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Tagged As: Obituary, The New York Times, Thriller

Bill Wittliff, author and famed screenwriter, has died

Posted on 06/12/2019 at 12:28 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

William "Bill" Wittliff, a writer who also gained fame with several award-winning screenplays, has died at the age of seventy-nine....

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Children's author Judith Kerr has died

Posted on 05/23/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Judith Kerr, a beloved children’s writer and illustrator, died yesterday at the age of ninety-five. With over thirty books to...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Obituary, The Guardian